Monday, March 17, 2014

Syria's Civil War Spills Over Into Lebanon



Lebanon Sends Troops To Border As Syrian War Spillover Intensifies -- Voice of America

Lebanon sent commandos to the Syrian border Monday, as Syrian rebels continued to flee into the Lebanese Bekaa Valley after the fall of their stronghold to President Bashar Assad's forces.

Two rockets struck the mainly Shi'ite Lebanese town of al-Labwa and security forces blew up a suspected car bomb as they struggled to contain sectarian violence fueled by a Syrian army offensive across the frontier.

The rocket attack was the latest strike on a Shi'ite target inside Lebanon, after Assad's forces and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies recaptured the border town of Yabroud from Sunni Muslim rebels on Sunday.

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More News On The Syrian Civil War Spilling Over Into Lebanon

Rockets in Bekaa as Lebanon struggles to contain Syria spillover -- Reuters
Lebanon struck by bombing after Syrian government forces seize rebel-held town -- Washington Post
Lebanon Sends Army to Syria Border as Rebels Flee -- AP
Lebanon on edge as ousted Syria rebels cross border -- CBS/AP
Suicide bomb kills three in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley -- Reuters
Hezbollah calls on Lebanese army to curb Syrian war spillover -- Christian Science Monitor

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